Can I use watermarked green/blue screen footage?

north.cartman007 · May 1, 2015

I am working in a short film to later submit to festivals and have public screening, and need a green screen footage of a snake. I found a site (see below and also youtube) which mentions that the watermarked footage is free to download. Can I use these video and key out the footage. Is that fair use?

http://footage.framepool.com/en/shot/477510446-egyptian-cobra-threatening-lambent-attacking

Aegis · May 1, 2015

No. 'fair use' is about the use of material to support things like documentaries - for example, if you were making a documentary about some environmental issue you could use news clips that illustrate different sides to the debate - you can't just download copyrighted material and drop it in a narrative film and call it 'fair use'.

There's a great video here where two US entertainment lawyers discuss fair use (amongst other things): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EQxY3Cr3J8s

mus · May 1, 2015

Illegal

Can I use watermarked green/blue screen footage?

north.cartman007

Aegis

mus